Darren Keuhl, Drone Operator | OCI Group Expert

Technical Affiliations

Kingston Flying Club Member (1996–2009)
National Tactical Officers Association – Team Member (2001–2015)
Ontario Tactical Advisory Body – Team Member (2002–2015)
Ontario Tactical Advisory Body – Past Board Member (2003–2005)
National Tactical Officers Association (1994–2015)
Ontario Tactical Association Body – Member (1994–2015)
Ontario Association Chiefs of Police Advisory Group – Drones in Policing (2016–Present)
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialist (2019–Present)

Professional Experience

Darren is a Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems Operator specializing in pre-loss and post-loss site inspections, field investigations and aerial scene mapping using Pix4D and Drone Deploy software. He is also a Level 3 Traffic Collision Investigator and a Level 4 Collision Reconstructionist with over 30 years of policing experience including 5 years serving as a Traffic Sergeant overseeing a collision reconstruction unit.

Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems Operator, Origin & Cause Inc.
February 2019 — present

Commercial expertise with operational Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems for site inspections, pre-loss and post-loss
Operate advanced RPAS to support field investigations in the areas of:
- Roof Inspections (drone deploy roof reports)
- Building /structural inspections (interior and exterior)
- Fire scene investigations (residential, commercial, or large scale)
- Natural disaster requiring area mapping for floods, wind damage, forest fire, ice storm (2D/3D)
- Explosion scene investigation
- Site mapping for two dimensional and 3-dimensional modelling
RPAS fleet will include a thermal sensor RPAS and an all-weather, heavy inspection RPAS for industrial and large-scale site Inspections
Capture high definition video and digital imaging at 4K resolution for pre-loss and post-loss reports by adjustors on site
Insured for $2 million liability for commercial deployment of the RPAS
Extensive background in emergency services including site evaluations for safety, traffic safety, and motor vehicle collision investigation
Certified for Drone Thermography Inspections Level 1 Thermography (structural, electrical, mechanical, solar, water drainage)
Motor Vehicle Collision Analysis Review reports

Sworn Officer, Kingston Police
Kingston, Ontario
Dec 1988 — Jan 2021 (Retired)

Level 1 Basic Collision Investigation, Ontario Police College (1989)
Level 2 Advanced Collision Investigations, Ontario Police College (2002)
Level 3 Traffic Collision Investigator, Ontario Police College (2015)
Level 4 Collision Reconstruction, Toronto Police College (2016)
Sokia Robotic Total Station Training, York Regional Police (2016)
Computer Aided Drawing – PIX 4D Software Training, Aeryon Labs (2018)
Advanced Remotely Pilot Certification, April 2018 o
- Certification by Transport Canada on New RPAS (Remotely Piloted Air Systems) Pilot and Flight Reviewer

Traffic Sergeant, Kingston Police
Kingston, Ontario
2015 to 2021

Advanced Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) Operator specializing in pre-loss and post-loss site inspections, field investigations and aerial scene mapping using Pix4D and Drone Deploy software
Traffic Sergeant overseeing 6 collision reconstruction officers
Traffic unit was responsible for all Kingston police traffic safety initiatives, Strategic Traffic Enforcement Plan (S.T.E.P) and responding in an on-call rotation to all serious bodily harm and fatal motor vehicle collisions
Served as traffic advisor for the Office of the Chief of Police within the Kingston police, maintaining statistics for all collisions recorded through the collision reporting center (CRC)
Manager for all Executive Summary and Collision Reconstruction Reports required for Provincial Court and Criminal Court Crown briefs, as well all serious and fatal motor vehicle collisions statistics and files
Supervised the Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspector within the Traffic Unit
Manager of Kingston Police Traffic Unit – Motorcycle Unit
Assisted in coordination with Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspector Commercial Safety Blitzes
Operator and manager for the Kingston Police Advanced Drone Program, overseeing project equipment and training of 6 pilots for aerial mapping of collision scenes, providing aerial support for tactical unit, canine, identification unit, and criminal investigations unit
Developed integrated drone operations within collision reconstruction by merging aerial scene mapping with robotic total station mapping and computer aided design (Sokia Robotic Total Station, Magnet Data Collection CAD drawing)
Senior Traffic Unit liaison to the Office of the Chief of Police to the City of Kingston on the Red Light Camera project as well as police lead partner with the Vision Zero Traffic Safety program
Reviewed all city-issued permit requests for parades with regards to traffic safety
Administered Ontario Provincial Grant for Kingston Police for R.I.D.E program, maintaining statistics and frontline operations
Deployed November 2019 to Bahamas to Conduct Aerial Drone Mapping of damage to Greater Abaco Island and area for Bahamian Civil Aviation Authority with Toronto-based organization, Global Medic

Further Training & Education

Probationary Constable Course Part A, Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario (Jan 10–Mar 10 1988)
Probationary Constable Course Part B, Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario (Oct 1–21 1991)
Bicycle Operator – Police Safety Course, Kingston Police, Kingston Ontario (Jun 4–6 1995)
Emergency Response Team Operator, Kingston Police Tactical Unit (Feb 1994–Dec 1997)
General Service Dog Basic Training Course, Ontario Provincial Police Academy, Canine Training Facility, Orillia, Ontario (Sept 1997–Jan 1998)
Narcotic Detector Dog Training Course, Ontario Provincial Police Academy, Canine Training Facility, Orillia Ontario (Feb–Mar 1999)
Basic Tactical Operator Course- BTOC, Ontario Tactical Advisory Bo, Kingston, Ontario-Ontario Provincial Police (Apr 5–May 31, 2002)
General Investigative Techniques, Ontario Police College, Minister of Public Safety & Security, Kingston Ontario (Jan 31–Feb 14, 2003)
Basic Instructor Course- Less Lethal Options, Oc, Specialty Impact Munitions, Distraction Device, Chemical Munitions, Defense Technology Federal Laboratories, Guelph, Ontario- Guelph Police (Sept 10–15, 2003)
Team Leader Course- Police Tactical Unit, Atlantic Police Academy, Waterloo Regional Police, Kitchener, Waterloo, Ontario (Dec 6 –11, 2004)
Advanced Taser M26 Certification, Kingston Police, Kingston, Ontario (May 19, 2004)
Front Line Supervisor Course (FLS – 0404), Ontario Police College, Ministry of Community Safety & Correctional Services (Sept 27–Oct 8, 2004)
Crisis/Hostage Negotiator Course, Canadian Police College, Ottawa, Ontario (Jan 2–14, 2005)
Taser X26 Certification, Taser International, Kingston, Ontario (Feb 17, 2005–current)
Domestic Violence Investigation Course, Kingston Police, Kingston, Ontario (Apr 2005)
Facilitating Adult Learning Course (FAL-0501), Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario (Apr 25–29, 2005)
Leadership Development Course, The Banff Academy of Business, Kingston, Ontario (May 24, 2005)
On-Scene Collision Investigation Level II Course, Kingston Police, Kingston, Ontario (Oct 31–Nov 4, 2005)
Health and Safety for Supervisors- Police Sector, Municipal Health & Safety Association, Kingston, Ontario (Dec 6, 2005)
Dynamic Entry/ Hostage Rescue Course, Ottawa Police, Kingston, Ontario (Feb 13–17, 2006)
Critical Incident Stress Awareness Course, Kingston Police, Kingston, Ontario (Feb 28, 2006)
Ontario Association of Law Enforcement Planners- OALEP, Pandemic Symposium, Huntsville, Ontario (April 19–21, 2006)
Fundamentals of Auditing a Police Organization, Ontario Police College, Oshawa, Ontario (May 8–12, 2006)
Operational Planning Course, Kingston Police, Kingston, Ontario (April 23–27, 2007)
Hostage/Crisis Negotiator Refresher Course, Canadian Critical Incident Inc., Kingston, Ontario (Nov 21–23, 2007)
Arwen Armorer/Instructor, Police Ordinance Co., Kingston Ontario (May 13–16, 2008)
Hostage Rescue Tactical Officer, Ottawa Police Tactical Unit, Sgt. Jeff Kilcollins, Kingston, Ontario (May 19–30, 2008)
Tactical Medical Care Level 1, Active Canadian Emergency Training, Kingston, Ontario (Sept 4, 2008–Sept 4, 2010)
Use of Force Instructor, Ontario Police College, Aylmer, Ontario (Dec 1–Dec 19, 2008)
Carbine Instructor C8 Rifle, Colt Canada, Kitchener, Waterloo (Jul 28–30, 2009)
Combat Pistol Instructor, Peel Regional Police, Mississauga, Ontario (Nov 24–25, 2009)
Tactical Team Leaders Course-Instructor/ Mentor, Ontario Tactical Advisory Body (OTAB), St. Lawrence College Kingston Ontario (May 17–May 21, 2010)
Police Bicycle Operations, Ottawa Police, Kingston, Ontario (Jun 14–15, 2011)
Psychological Health in The Workplace, Kingston Police – St. Lawrence College (Mar 2013)
Taser Instructor Certification, Kingston Police – Taser International (Jun 22–23, 2014)
Police Motorcycle Operators Course, Level 1- Ontario Police College (Jun 15– 26, 2015)
Collision Investigator, Level III Ontario Police College (Oct 12–31, 2015)
Police Motorcycle Operators Course, Advanced-Ontario Police College (Aug 20–25, 2016)
Collision Reconstruction, Level 4 Course, Toronto Police College (Nov 14–25, 2016)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Course, Aeryon Labs, Kitchener Waterloo (Apr 10–14, 2016)
Certified by Transport Canada for Advanced Drone operator (Feb 2018)
Certified by Transport Canada for Flight Reviewer (May 2018)
ITC FLIR Level 1 sUAS Thermography Certification (April 2021)

Conferences & Workshops

G-8 Summit Security- Ottawa Ontario, Ottawa Police, Ottawa Ontario, Canine Handler (June 8–10, 2004)
LAPD North Hollywood Shootout- Symposium, Ottawa Police, Ottawa, Ontario (Aug 26, 2004)
Ontario Tactical Advisory Body – Round Up, CFB – Borden (Sept 15–16, 2004)
Ontario Tactical Advisory Body- Seminar, Peel Regional Police, Brampton, Ontario (Nov 28, 2006)
Death Notification Training, M.A.D.D, Kingston, Ontario (Dec 4, 2007)
Influential Police Leadership, Ontario Police College, Kingston, Ontario (Oct 8, 2008)
Public Order Unit Seminar- Toronto P.S, Toronto Police- POU, Kingston Ontario (Apr 30, 2009)
Deployment to 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, RCMP- Joint Police Security Task Force Officer, Whistler, British Columbia (Feb 9–27, 2010)
Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, Kingston Ontario (Jun 12–16, 2010)
Conference-Conflict Resolution / Active Protestors, Ottawa Ontario, Ottawa University (Oct 24–25, 2011)
Ontario Tactical Advisory Body OTAB Conference, Collingwood Ontario, OTAB (May 14–18, 2013)
Ontario Tactical Advisory Body OTAB Conference, Collingwood Ontario – OTAB (May 15–18, 2014)
COYO Conference – Youth Education, Niagara Falls Ontario (Feb 26–28, 2015)
Aeryon Labs – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Policing, Provincial Advisory Working Group (Jun 15–16, 2016)
Vision Zero Seminar – Vulnerable Road Users, Toronto Ontario (Oct 25, 2017)
City of Kingston Road Safety Plan, Advisory Group (Oct 4, 2017-Present)
Vision Zero Annual Conference, Toronto Ontario, Delta (Feb 28–Mar 2, 2018)

Seminars

Presenter: Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems deployment with pre- and post-loss inspections for Adjustors (May 2018)
Presenter: Trends in Loss of Water Seminar, Ottawa Airport Hilton (Feb 2019)
Presenter: Ontario Traffic Counsel Conference, London Ontario – Use of Technology in Policing Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems and Automatic License Plate Reader Cars (May 5–7, 2019)
Instructor: Ontario Police College, Advanced Public Safety Operations for Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles (April 28–May 3, 2019)
Presenter: Origin and Cause, The Sky is the Limit/Using Drones in Claims Investigations – Webinar (May 29, 2019)
Instructor: Grimsby Fire Training Center, Advanced Public Safety Operations for Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles (Sept 8–12, 2019)
Presenter: Origin and Cause, Drones in Structural Claims Investigations – Webinar (June 2020)
Instructor: Grimsby Fire Training Center, Advanced Emergency Services Operations for Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles – Webinar (October 2020)
Presenter: Origin and Cause, Under the Weather: Getting to the Root Cause of Wind and Snow – Webinar (Feb 2021)

Other Certifications

Private Pilot’s License-Light Aircraft, Kingston Ontario (June 1996)
CPR/ First Aid (1988–Present)
Chemical Munitions Instructor (2003)
Tactical Medic Operator (2003)
Arwen Less Lethal Instructor (2007)
Carbine Instructor: Colt C8 Rifle System (2009–2015)
Advanced Pistol Instructor: Peel Police (2009)
Advanced Combat Pistol Instructor (2009)
Use of Force Instructor, OPC Certified (2009)
Police Bicycle Operators Certification Can Bike, Ottawa Police (2011)
Conducted Energy Weapon Instructor: Kingston Police (Feb 2013)
Tactical Unit Weapons Instructor: HK416/ Sig Sauer 226, Remington 12 Gauge, Arwen Anti-Riot Weapon, Colt C8 Assault Rifle, Kingston Police (Dec 2011–Jan 2015)
Police Motorcycle Operator, Ontario Police College (Jun 2015–Present)
Aeryon Labs 3-day UAS Operator Course (Sky Ranger)
Kingston Police Special Operations Certificate Complex Restricted Transport Canada
Standing Complex Special Flight Operations Certificate Transport Canada Private Operator Skeye Stream Inc., (Current to Transport Canada Regulations), Kingston, Ontario
Advanced Drone Pilot Certificate Transport Canada (Jun 2019)
Pilot Reviewer Certification Transport Canada (Jun 2019)
Level 1 Thermography

Committee Membership

Kingston Police, Incident Command Committee Member (2006–2015)
Design Team Coordinator KPD ERU Tactical Command Vehicle (2007)
Kingston Police Queens Homecoming Committee (Jan–Sept 2006)
Queens Homecoming Planning (2007–2012)
Kingston Police Building Transition Committee (July–Oct 2007)
Kingston Police Emergency Management Committee (Nov 2009–2015)
Carbine Program Business Plan and Development to Inception (2009)
KPD O.A.C.P Conference Planning Committee
Ontario Association of Police Educators (Jan 2009–Jan 2011)
Special Olympics Ontario, Spring Games Security Coordinator (Jan–June 2012)
Kingston Police Emergency Manager, Committee (2012–2013)
Design Team Coordinator, Kingston Police/Command Post-Vehicle (Mar 2012–2014)
Command Post Vehicle Project Manager – Design Team Lead (2013)
Tactical Rescue Armored Vehicle, Business Plan Project Manager – Design Team Lead (2013)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Policing: Provincial Working Group (Feb 2016–Present)
Kingston Police Gala Planning Committee (2015–2016)
Great Lake Motorcycle Training Seminar Planning Committee (Jan 2015–Aug 2016)
Kingston Police 175th Anniversary Committee (Jan 2016–Dec 2016)
Project Manager Unmanned Aerial System research, Jan 2016–May 2016
Business Case: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Policing Presented to Kingston Police Senior Command (May 2016)
Acquisition of Kingston Police Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Aeryon Sky Ranger (Feb 2018)
Unmanned Aerial System Manager, Kingston Police (Feb 2018 – Present)
Fatal Collision Review Committee, Kingston Police (Jan 2017–Jan 2021)

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